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Table Of O f Plenty Pl enty Dan Schutte Keyboard accompaniment by Randall DeBruyn INTRO:  Lively ( = ca. 152)

Keyboard

 © 1992, Daniel L. Schutte. Published by OCP OCP Publications, Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, Portland, OR 97213. 97213. All rights rights reserved.

Edition 9846-Z

3 REFRAIN: Descant

Let

us

come

to

the

feast!

of

heav

en

and

earth!

O,

Melody

Come

to

the feast

come

to

the

ta

ble

Come

to

the

ta

ble

ta

of

plen

ble

of

plen

ty,

where

ty!

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God

God

will

will

pro

vide

pro

vide

for

all

what

that

need,

here

at

the

ta

ble

of

plen

need,

here

at

the

ta

ble

of

plen

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we

we

5 1-4

to Verses

ty.

ty. 1-4

Final

to Verses

 Fine

ty.

ty. Final

 Fine

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6 VERSES:

Ah,

1. O, 2. O, 3. My 4. Your

come come bread fields

and and will will

sit eat ev flow

at with er er

my out sus in

ah.

1. ta 2. mon 3. tain 4. full

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ble ey; you ness;

where through your

saints come days homes

and to of  will

7 Descant

1. I 2. My 3. My 4. For Melody

div.

Harmony

1. sin 2. drink  3. sor 4. flour

ners with row ish

are out and in

friends. price. woe. peace.

I My My For

1. wait 2. feast 3. wine 4. I,

to of  will the

wel glad flow giv

come ness like er

the will a of 

lost feed sea home

and your of  and

1. wait 2. feast 3. wine 4. I,

to of  will the

wel glad flow giv

come ness like er

the will a of 

lost feed sea home

and your of  and

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1. 2. 3. 4.

lone spir glad har

ly it ness vest,

to with to will

share faith flood send

the and the my

cup full depths rain

of  ness of  on

my of  your the

1. 2. 3. 4.

lone spir glad har

ly it ness vest,

to with to will

share faith flood send

the and the my

cup full depths rain

of  ness of  on

my of  your the

 D. S.

1. 2. 3. 4.

love. life. soul. soil.  D. S.

1. 2. 3. 4.

love. life. soul. soil.  D. S.

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Guitar Chord Charts d9\c#

3 4 1 2

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1

3 4

g6\b

1

3

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2

4

Performance Notes Here is a rousing, spirited invitation to join in the feast of God’s goodness. This piece was inspired by the vision of the messianic banquet as described in Isaiah 25 in which the bounty of God is expressed in cosmic proportions. The ever-repeated invitation to “Come to the feast” makes this an obvious choice for a Gathering Song. The real key to making this piece “work” is in the vitality and strength of accompaniment. Even though the time signature is in 3, this is not a waltz. The feel is much more robust. This can be accomplished if the first beat of each measure is given a strong accent. The movement is not jerky, but should certainly not be delicate or smooth. The Refrain is the high point of the song. The Verses begin slightly more subdued, especially the first half. One way of accomplishing this is to have a cantor perform the first half, the choir joining in on the Refrain. As the assembly becomes familiar with the melody leading into the Refrain, the descant part can be added.  —D.S.